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AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world
Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately ⌘ Read more

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Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution
When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics of the group can matter as much as the traits of the individual, according to a study in marmots ⌘ Read more

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The real reason VAR infuriates football fans and how to fix it
The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions ⌘ Read more

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DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii
Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about the people and their relationships ⌘ Read more

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep’s horns – and we don’t know why
The earliest evidence of livestock with modified horns has been discovered in ancient Egypt – sheep skulls with horns that point in unnatural directions suggest humans forced them to grow that way ⌘ Read more

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Knots made in a weird quantum fluid can last forever
Shapes created by vortices in water often fall apart, but an odd quantum fluid made from ultracold atoms could support vortex knots that never lose their knottiness ⌘ Read more

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More people are living with pain today than before covid emerged
Chronic pain has increased among adults in the US since 2019, which could be due to a rise in sedentary lifestyles or reduced access to healthcare amid covid-19 restrictions ⌘ Read more

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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
In this choose-your-own-adventure game, it’s up to you to protect the planet. From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, find out what would give us the best chance of survival ⌘ Read more

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2024 is set to be the first year that breaches the 1.5°C warming limit
This year’s average global temperature is almost certain to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial times – a milestone that should spur urgent action, say climate scientists ⌘ Read more

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Dazzling images illuminate research on cardiovascular disease
The British Heart Foundation’s Reflections of Research competition showcases beautiful images captured by researchers studying heart and circulatory disease ⌘ Read more

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Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the symbols used were carried over into proto-writing ⌘ Read more

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Heat can flow backwards in a gas so thin its particles never touch
A surprising reversal of our usual understanding of the second law of thermodynamics shows that it may be possible for heat to move in the “wrong” direction, flowing from a cold area to a warm one ⌘ Read more

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The COP16 biodiversity summit was a big flop for protecting nature
Although the COP16 summit in Colombia ended with some important agreements, countries still aren’t moving fast enough to stem biodiversity loss ⌘ Read more

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The complete guide to cooking oils and how they affect your health
From seed oils to olive oil, we now have an overwhelming choice of what to cook with. Here’s how they all stack up, according to the scientific evidence ⌘ Read more

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Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans?
A bird flu virus that has been circulating in dairy cattle for months has now been found in a pig in the US for the first time, raising the risk of the virus evolving to become more dangerous to people ⌘ Read more

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We’ve seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction
Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle ⌘ Read more

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There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow
Alan Turing’s theories about computation seem to have a startling consequence, placing hard limits on how fast or slow any physical process in the universe can grow ⌘ Read more

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Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners
Light can be directed and steered around bends using a method similar to the way clouds scatter photons, which could lead to advances in medical imaging, cooling systems and even nuclear reactors ⌘ Read more

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War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s
People conceived during the UK’s 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended ⌘ Read more

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A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from seven people
Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is made up of bones from many people spanning thousands of years – but we don’t know who assembled it or why ⌘ Read more

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Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar
An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone’s speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room ⌘ Read more

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Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare
The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that illiterate primates could write great literature with enough time, but the amount of time needed is much longer than the lifespan of the universe ⌘ Read more

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Simple fix could make the census more accurate but just as private
The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy ⌘ Read more

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Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice?
Our metabolism’s response to food is highly idiosyncratic and there are hints that tailoring our diet to these personal differences can deliver health benefits ⌘ Read more

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AI can use tourist photos to help track Antarctica’s penguins
Scientists used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies – even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region ⌘ Read more

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